Join Beijing Design Week’s Charity Pub Crawl DRINK’N’ HOPe

Beijing is really coming together for this year’s Beijing Design Week and while I’ll give you an overview of the many sights to see and things to do during this week of creativity on over-drive, I’d like to first bring your attention to this kick-@$$ charity pub crawl – DRINK’N’ HOPe.

19 of Beijing’s most crafty cocktail bars are teaming up to make this city-wide charity pub crawl the coolest thing that Beijing’s bar scene has seen since craft beer became a thing in this corner of the world. Taking place from September 24-27, you’ll have 4 full days (including the weekend) to sample your way through all 19 bars. 4-5 drinks across 4 days is totally doable even for a drinking whimp like me.

Anything that combines charity with fun and manages to involve an entire community is exactly the sort of event that makes me jump with joy and clap really fast…or, I mean, look really cool like this girl proudly sporting her “Hopping Pass” necklace and wooden skateboard.

How it works:

Each bar aka “Hot Spot” has created a brand new, off their menu cocktail specially designed for Beijing Design Week.

Get your hands on your very own “Hopping Pass” (RMB 100) which is essentially a rubber necklace that doubly serves also as a hipster-approved cup holder so that you can cycle to the next bar.

This stylish and practical fashion accessory will entitle you to sample one cocktail at a flat price of RMB 20 each.

With the “Hopping Pass” necklaces designed from Lulu Li @ Moujiti, all the funds raised from sales of this necklace will help to fund the building of a new TCM clinic for the elderly, called “HOPe Clinic”.

“Baitasi is an area with old homes of many people who have moved out a long time ago, and have left many elderly people behind. This project aims to examine the possibilities of “Self-Organised” health care solutions in an ageing society. Co-curated by Matteo Labate, who is also a TCM student in China, “HOPe CLINIC” will be set up and running at Baitasi, designed by Geraldine Lo, this clinic will invite Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors to give free consolations to the local community. All patients can pick up free herbal medicines from the Baitasi Pharmacy Store nearby.

19 Participating Bars + Their Creative Concoctions:

DRINK’N’ HOPe Pub Crawl Details:

Dates: September 24-27, 2015

Time: During Opening Times for Participating Bars

Locations: 19 Bars + Breweries Around Beijing

Price: RMB 100 for “Hopping Pass” Necklace, which allows you to get one cocktail at each bar for RMB 20

All Hopping Passes are available for sale at participating restaurants

Charity Funds to Create “HOPe Clinic”, a TCM clinic for the elderly of Baitasi